Question

The decisive factor in the Russo-Japanese War was a. the Japanese surprise attack on the Russian navy at Port Arthur. b. the Chinese support for the Japanese. c. the failure of the main Russian ally, the United States, to enter the war. d. the industrial superiority of the Russian armed forces. e. the Russian surprise attack on the Japanese navy at Tokyo.

Answer 1

The decisive factor in the Russo-Japanese War was the Japanese surprise attack on the Russian navy at Port Arthur.

Step-by-step explanation:

The decisive factor in the Russo-Japanese War was a. the Japanese surprise attack on the Russian navy at Port Arthur. After the Japanese navy sank the main battleships of Russia's Pacific fleet in the Battle of Port Arthur and held off the Russian army, the world realized the power of an organized and industrialized Japan; forcing the Europeans and Americans to consider the Japanese Empire as an equal, while inspiring non-European colonized peoples that the Europeans were not always invincible in war.

Answer 2

C. The Japanese surprise attack on the Russian navy at Port Arthur.

Explanation:

The war developed from Russia's and Japan's rivalry for dominance in Korea and Manchuria. After the First Sino-Japanese War, Japan acquired the Liaodong Peninsula from China, but European powers forced Japan to return it. China subsequently leased it to Russia.

Through this, the war affected the stability of Europe, Russia in particular, the equilibrium between the United States and Japan, and the territorial status quo in Northeast Asia. The Russo-Japanese War did not cause any instant or visible uprising in Europe but its ultimate impact on this continent was devastating.